Sheng (mouth-organ)

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Alternative Title

Sheng.

Instrument

Sheng/Mouth organs/Wind/Musical Instrument ; Sheng

Instrument Family

Wind

Place Made

China ; Asia

Date Made

Probably 19th century

Description

Technical description: Metal bowl and mouthpipe; 17 bamboo pipes, reeds mounted on detachable bases to pipes, at least 14 equipped for reeds; brass reeds; bowl diameter 97mm. Overall size: 515mm. Three pipe bases missing; all but 5 reeds missing. General literature references: Illustration in Liang 1970, p.73.

Notes

P.R. Cooke, 1993.

Measurements

515.

Provenance

Purchased with assistance from the Government's Local Museums Purchase Fund and the University's General Council Trust, 1983.

Collection

Glen Collection ; MIMEd

Accession Number

0405